Radium Hot Springs Draft Official Community Plan - Flipbook - Page 96
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6.9 DOWNTOWN MIXED-USE DPA
INTRODUCTION
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The Downtown Mixed-Use Development
Permit Area re昀氀ects the unique character,
and walkable streets in Radium Hot Springs’
Downtown. The DPA includes speci昀椀c details
on Building Placement & Form, Building
Design, Building Details & Materials, the
Public Realm, and Landscaping requirements
for both private and public lands within the
Downtown. The guidelines are general, rather
than speci昀椀c, and pick up on the existing form
& character found in Radium Hot Springs’
Downtown. This basic set of guidelines will
ensure that new development in the Downtown
will complement the existing character, and
enhance the area through the incorporation of
urban design best practices.
SERVICING
6.9.5.
Parking lots should be located along
the rear of the lot.
6.9.6.
For corner sites, buildings should face
both the main and side streets and be
placed as close to the intersection as
possible to anchor the corner.
6.9.7.
Parking areas located adjacent
to public streets must submit a
drainage plan and address the
following requirements:
a) A landscape buffer must separate
parking areas from sidewalks and
streets and be a minimum of 1.5
metres wide;
b) The landscape buffer must include
a vegetated visual buffer between
public space and parking areas;
In addition to the policies in 6.8 General
Form & Character Guidelines the following
policies apply in the Downtown Mixed-Use
Development Permit Area as shown on Map
12: Form & Character DPAs.
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c) Up to 20 consecutive parking spaces
located side by side are permitted
before a green / stormwater buffer
is required to break up large paving
areas; and
POLICIES
d) Vegetated and stormwater buffers
between adjacent parallel parking
areas on separate lots is encouraged.
BUILDING PLACEMENT & FORM
6.9.1.
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Buildings should be placed towards
the front of the lot with front and side
setbacks of 0 metres unless a greater
setback is required to provide for an
entry alcove or outdoor patio.
6.9.2.
New buildings should establish a
continuous street wall between twothree (2-3) storeys in height along Main
St W and Main St E.
6.9.3.
Street-facing ground 昀氀oor storey
heights should be 4.5-6 metres to
accommodate active commercial uses.
6.9.4.
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Place active commercial uses at the
street level with secondary (of昀椀ce /
residential) uses located on upper
昀氀oors or in the alley or side street.
6.9.8.
Locate loading and service bays to the
rear-facing side of the building.
BUILDING DESIGN
6.9.9.
Buildings with 昀椀rst-storey commercial
uses should support a high-quality
pedestrian environment by creating
smaller frontages, with individual
storefronts not exceeding 6-10 metres.
6.9.10. Developments should try to replicate
existing traditional lot widths in the
Downtown which is 15 metres, and
buildings should use these dimensions
as guidance for establishing the pattern
of façade / storefront widths.
VILLAGE OF RADIUM HOT SPRINGS Official Community Plan - Bylaw 527
